Prime Minister Kishida met with Vietnam's Prime Minister Pham Minh Chin, who is visiting Japan, saying that Vietnam is an important partner for the realization of a "free and open Indo-Pacific". He expressed his hope for further development.
Prime Minister Kishida held a summit meeting with Vietnam's Prime Minister Pham Minh Chin, who is visiting Japan, at the Prime Minister's Office for about an hour after 6 pm.
This is the first time that Prime Minister Kishida has met with foreign leaders in Japan since he took office.
At the beginning, Prime Minister Kishida said, "Vietnam is an important partner in realizing a'free and open Indo-Pacific'. Also, for the economic revitalization of both countries, Japanese companies in Vietnam and Vietnam working in Japan I am confident that people will play a major role. I would like to work with Prime Minister Chin to greatly develop bilateral relations. "
In response, Prime Minister Chin congratulated Prime Minister Kishida on his inauguration and said, "I am confident of a bright future for the friendly and cooperative relationship between the two countries by becoming the Supreme Leader."
At the meeting, the two leaders are believed to have confirmed cooperation for maintaining and strengthening an international order based on freedom and the rule of law, with China in mind as it strengthens its expansion into the East China Sea and South China Sea.
In addition to measures against the new corona, it seems that they exchanged opinions on strengthening the supply chain, which stably procures products that are important for national industries such as semiconductors.